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BoQ to take on the big banks
by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2007
Speaking at the bank’s annual general meeting, managing director David Liddy said the latest merger with Home... READ MORE
Bank of England cuts cash rate
by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2007
While the Committee conceded that upside risks to inflation remain, slowing demand growth should ease the pressures... READ MORE
Adelaide Bank increases home loan rates
by Staff Reporter • 6 Dec 2007
It is the first of the major banks to pass on the increased cost of funding to its mortgage customers.
According to... READ MORE
Consumers uncomfortable with non-bank sector
by Staff Reporter • 4 Dec 2007
Alan Shields, research director at Retail Finance Intelligence (RFI), the company that undertook the research, cited... READ MORE
Home shareholders support BoQ merger
by Staff Reporter • 3 Dec 2007
A total of 94.39 per cent of shareholders supported the merger, which will be implemented by way of a Scheme of... READ MORE
Rudd cautions banks of rate rise risk
by Staff Reporter • 3 Dec 2007
Speaking on ABC radio, Rudd urged the banks to consider the “financial pressure” Australian families have... READ MORE
Pepper cracks non-conforming RMBS deadlock
by Staff Reporter • 28 Nov 2007
The Pepper Residential Securities Trust No.7 is the first non-conforming residential mortgage transaction in... READ MORE
Australian RMBS delinquencies fall September quarter
by Staff Reporter • 28 Nov 2007
Figures released by Fitch Ratings yesterday showed 30+ day delinquencies for the prime mortgage market decreased to... READ MORE
Regional banks' strong profit sign of future strength
by Staff Reporter • 28 Nov 2007
According to a KPMG study released yesterday, operating profit after tax for regional banks increased 14 per cent in... READ MORE
Virgin the preferred saviour of Northern Rock
by Staff Reporter • 27 Nov 2007
Virgin’s proposal includes a £11 billion ($25.9 billion) repayment of the emergency loans lent by the... READ MORE
Credit crunch starting to affect UK small companies
by Staff Reporter • 27 Nov 2007
UK entrepreneurs and smaller business owners are starting to feel the squeeze of tighter credit, though the impact... READ MORE
Wide Bay a step closer to netting Mackay
by Staff Reporter • 23 Nov 2007
Nearly 33 per cent of MPBS shareholders – including its founding families, chairman Richard Wallace and... READ MORE
RAMS directors confirm support for Westpac deal
by Staff Reporter • 21 Nov 2007
Shareholders will vote on the Westpac proposal at the company’s upcoming AGM on 26 November.
READ MOREBoQ walks away from Mackay bid
by Staff Reporter • 21 Nov 2007
This follows BoQ’s statement on Monday that it did not intend to increase its offer for MPBS after Wide Bay... READ MORE
BoQ bid stands
by Staff Reporter • 20 Nov 2007
“BoQ takes a disciplined approach to its acquisition activity,” BoQ managing director David Liddy... READ MORE

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